A half jaw panoramic stitching method of intraoral endoscopy images based on dental arch arrangement.

To address the challenges of repetitive and low-texture features in intraoral endoscopic images, a novel methodology for stitching panoramic half jaw images of the oral cavity is proposed. Initially, an enhanced self-attention mechanism guided by Time-Weighting concepts is employed to augment the clustering potential of feature points, thereby increasing the number of matched features. Subsequently, a combination of the Sinkhorn algorithm and Random Sample Consensus (RANSAC) is utilized to maximize the count of matched feature pairs, accurately remove outliers and minimize error. Last, to address the unique spatial alignment among intraoral endoscopic images, a wavelet transform and weighted fusion algorithm based on dental arch arrangement in intraoral endoscopic images have been developed, specifically for use in the fusion stage of intraoral endoscopic images. This enables the local oral images to be precisely positioned along the dental arch, and seamless stitching is achieved through wavelet transformation and a gradual weighted fusion technique. Experimental results demonstrate that this method yields promising outcomes in panoramic stitching tasks for intraoral endoscopic images, achieving a matching accuracy of 84.6% and a recall rate of 78.4% in a dataset with an average overlap of 35%. A novel solution for panoramic stitching of intraoral endoscopic images is provided by this method.

A Fenton-Like Nanocatalyst Based on Easily Separated Magnetic Nanorings for Oxidation and Degradation of Dye Pollutant.

In this study, uniform Fe3O4 magnetic nanorings (Fe3O4-MNRs) were prepared through a simple hydrothermal method. The morphology, magnetic properties, and structure of the product were characterized by transmission electron microscope (TEM), scanning electron microscope (SEM), high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), respectively. The Fe3O4-MNRs were used as Fenton-like catalysts in the presence of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and showed excellent Fenton-catalytic activity for degradation of organic dyes such as Methylene blue (MB), Rhodamine B (RhB), and Bromophenol blue (BPB). Furthermore, the obtained Fe3O4-MNRs could be recycled after used for several times and still remained in a relative high activity and could rapidly be separated from the reaction medium using a magnet without considerable loss. All results reveal that Fe3O4-MNRs have potential for the treatment of dyes pollutants.